Displaying The Status Of Cards In The Node; Table 28-2 Card Status For The Bpx Switch - Cisco BPX 8620 Installation And Configuration Manual

Troubleshooting the BPX Switch
Table 28-1 Troubleshooting the BPX Switch (continued)
Symptom
No BXM card or port LED
on.
No BME card or port LED
on.
No BNI card or port LED
on.
BXM Port LED is red or
orange (BXM configured for
port mode)
BME Port LED is red or
orange
BCC fail LED flashing
BCC LAN LED flashing
No BCC card LED on.

Displaying the Status of Cards in the Node

When a card indicates a failed condition on the alarm summary screen, use the Display Cards (dspcds)
command to display the status of the circuit cards on a node. The information displayed for each card
type includes the card slot number, software revision level, and the status of the card.
The possible status description for each card type are listed in Table 28-2. Refer to the Cisco WAN
Switching Command Reference for more information on the Display Cards command.

Table 28-2 Card Status for the BPX Switch

Card Type
All card types
Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
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Probable Cause
No trunks or lines, as applicable on
card, are upped. Card has not
necessarily failed.
No lines are upped. Card has not
necessarily failed.
No trunks on card are upped. Card
not necessarily failed.
Line is in local or remote alarm.
Line is in local or remote alarm.
Downloading system software or
configuration data.
Normal for node connected to NMS
terminal over Ethernet. If it does
not flash, there may be problems
with node to NMS data path.
Preparing to download new
software (momentary condition).
Command issued to run a software
revision that was not available in
the network.
1
Status
Active
Active - F
Standby
Standby - F
Standby - T
Standby - F -T
Failed
Remedy
Up at least one of the trunks or lines, as applicable,
associated with the card (Trunks if BXM configured for
trunk mode, lines if BXM configured for port mode).
Up at least one of lines, as applicable, associated with
the card.
Up at least one of the trunks associated with the card.
Use NMS dsplns screen to confirm trouble.
Use NMS dsplns screen to confirm trouble.
Wait for download to complete.
Check that the cabling to the NMS is firmly connected
to the LAN port on the LM-BCC back card. An alternate
connection is to the control port.
Wait for download to begin.
Check that proper s/w revision is available on another
node or on NMS.
Description
Active card.
Active card with no terminal failure.
Standby card.
Standby card with no terminal failure.
Standby card performing diagnostics.
Standby card with no terminal failure performing diagnostics.
Card with terminal failure.
Release 9.3.30, Part Number 78-12907-01 Rev. E0, May 2005
Chapter 28 Troubleshooting